allonlinenovel Chapter 254 Arriving at Nanzi
Chapter 254 Arriving at Nanzi
Old horse, cloth clothes, long sword, and bamboo hat.
Under the dazzling sunlight, the woman reined in her horse with a "whoosh" and jumped off.
The dark-skinned boy who was guarding the melon shed got down from the haystack barefoot and quickly ran to the female knight who was tying up her horse. He fanned her with his straw hat and enthusiastically promoted her product.
"Lady, are you thirsty? My melons are so sweet! Do you want to buy one? I'll pick one for you! If it's not sweet, you don't have to pay!"
There had been no one on the stuffy official road for a long time. Finally someone stopped and came. He was determined to sell the melon!
"How sweet is it?" The woman under the hat spoke softly. She took off the hat with one hand, revealing a beautiful face. Her hair was slightly messy but there was no sweat at all.
The tanned boy had beads of sweat dripping down his nose as he stared at her in a daze.
When the woman smiled, he quickly wiped the sweat off his face, then embarrassedly wiped his hands on his waist, "Yes, it's very sweet! Try it first!"
The boy picked out a good melon with sharp eyes, cut it open with nimble hands, and handed a large piece to her.
Lou Xiao sat down on a nearby rock, took a bite, and then gave a piece to Lao Ma.
The young man didn't know where to put his hands and feet, and tried desperately to find words, "Lady, why are you still on the road in such a hot day? Where are you going?"
"Go south." Lou Xiao gestured for another piece of melon, and the boy did as he was told, kindly reminding him,
"Further south is Nanzila. There are many snakes, insects, rats and ants there. It's not a good place."
Lou Xiao fed Lao Ma another piece of meat, "I know, but I have to go."
Seeing that she was stubborn and unrepentant, the boy became anxious.
"Not only that! I heard from the elders in the village that before they surrendered, they would come to our village from time to time to rob things, and they loved to rob children the most—"
The young man covered his mouth with one hand and said, "Especially those with good looks, no matter whether they are men or women, they never come back after going to Nanzi. They all say that they are dead."
His meaning was very clear. "If it's not urgent, don't go to Nanzi. The Shiwan Mountains are filled with miasma. Once you go in, you can't get out."
Lou Xiao nodded to thank the young man for his reminder, took out a piece of silver from his pocket and threw it to him.
"I see. Thanks for the reminder. But I have to go this time. And if I dare to go in, I can naturally come out."
After resting enough, she got back on the old horse and thanked the boy again, "Your melon is really sweet. I will buy another one when I come back!"
The young man followed her for a few steps holding the silver, wanting to say that she gave him too much silver, but the horse's hooves raised dust and her figure quickly disappeared on the road.
If he was a businessman, it would be fine, but why would a female knight like her go to Nanzi?
The young man walked back to the melon shed, finished the remaining half of the melon in a few bites, wiped his face, took out the silver and looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but take a bite.
Really.
Along the way, the trees and weeds on both sides of the road became increasingly dense, and even the rice fields and cultivated land became less and less.
It is sparsely populated.
As more and more trees became entangled with vines, and occasionally a lazy snake hung motionless on a branch,
Except for the chirping of insects, nothing else can be heard——
She knew that Nan Zi was getting closer and closer.
The old horse's pace became slower and slower. When the road was covered with weeds and a mountain blocked the view ahead,
Lou Xiao got off the horse again and loosened the reins.
Go ahead.
She had to walk the rest of the way by herself.